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Original pair of 1935 ROTO press photographs featuring the historic Cullinan Diamonds.
The first photograph shows one of the Cullinan diamonds in actual size, while the second shows two Cullinan diamonds together, including a cushion-shaped stone and a pear-shaped stone.
Both photographs retain their original handwritten archive annotations and ROTO press stamps to the reverse, dated 4 August 1935.
These are original period press photographs rather than modern reproductions, and are particularly relevant to collectors of historic diamonds, jewellery history, gemmology, royal jewels and vintage photographic archives.
Details:
* Original vintage press photographs
* Subject: Cullinan Diamonds
* ROTO archive / press stamps to reverse
* Dated: 4 August 1935
* Handwritten contemporary captions to reverse
* Quantity: 2 photographs
* Black-and-white photographic prints
* Circa 1935
Condition:
Good original vintage condition for photographs approximately 90 years old. There is age-related handling wear, surface marking, minor edge wear and some ageing to the reverse, as visible in the photographs. The handwritten annotations and archive stamps remain clearly visible.
Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.
A scarce piece of diamond and jewellery history, with particularly strong appeal as original archival material relating to one of the world’s most famous diamonds.
